Catching up, and regarding Shannon's Soaps.....
I know you were curious why they aren't discussed much. Actually, I've used 13 different Shannon's shaving soaps. The one that I like the most is "Woodlands" (actually went through one complete tin, then started in on the new plastic tubs). It's a "softer" and "greener" vetiver that lacks smokiness, which is the kind of vetiver scented soap I prefer. I jumped on the bandwagon when they first started up and found the soaps to be uber-slick with dynamite post-shave moisturizing face feel. They were actually one of my favorite soaps! But as everyone knows, and like so many of us, I have lots of soaps and they hang around for quite a bit. I started to notice that after about 6 months, the soap's scents went "off". It's almost as if they had a very short "shelf-life". Really, that's the only reason I haven't been using them anymore. Perhaps they've tweaked their formula and I might need to revist.